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15 1901 6 THE MORNING POST: TUESDAY. JANUARY t ii ! f ! f 1 r;.--. ? '.-7;i! BEAUFOBnO; BOSTON Small Speaks on the Propos ed Inland Water Route. ARGUES CONVINCINGLY Br th Completion T Projecto Route from K.rfolk Through the ' Morik Carolina Sound, and I fee Con .traction of few codetta Wnk., a Great System of lalaud Navigation Can Be E.iaWl.a1, Jan. 14.-Si)ccial.-Mr. Washington, Small made strong and convincing i rmimwit in t.ie lKU;c, saiiuuui, - witorwav -from Beau favor of an muin J w " u-4 fort Inlet to Bo.lou He said: -Mr. Chairman: edging from the character of this debate, an unusual condition is presented by the House up on this bill. Out of the 337 members o. this House, it would appear that at least 340 of them are opposed to the bill which has been recited by the coin- w.ti ,n,i ih.-.t there are only 1 AXlllll. - - - ' thce IT cunstitutin the members of the emmittee. I do not rise for the purpose of giving notice .of any amendment whi.-h ! intend to"offer or to - . make any sperjnV on-.pla.nt against the bill. Many objection ll!lve bwu ,UH nirainst it. Members havo complained that their particular district or State has been discriminated against or that waterways and haibors within their re spective sections have been neglected by tbis committee. It wa left to the gentle man from Keiturky, who has just spoken (Mr., r.oenn.-'. to cap the climax 1 of criticism by staling as I recall his lai'fe'uage, that S70.hm is included in this bill for a waterway against the pro test of the member within whose district that waterwav is situated. The gentlc- man from Washington (Mr. Cushman) " presented an elaborate table of figures to which he referrcl in addressing the House and by which lie contrasted the volume of appropriations made in those States which are represented by mem bership on the .committee with the re maining 23 States not so represented .ni attempted to show that the com- mittee had prepared this"iill from a sec tional and part'u'.l -t:i:i(liHint. The dis tinguished gent tenia a from Iowa (Mr. Hepburn) in his usual forceful manner made a genera! attack not only upon the bill but generally on appropriations for river and harbor improvement. There was one feature of the gentle man's argument with which I was par ticularly impressed. He contended that the provisions of a river and harbor bill should uot include appropriations for any waterway which did not affect com merce' interstate in its character. This proposition seems plausible on its face but I am of the opinion that difficulties would arise ni making the application. There are today various waterways and harbors upon which are carried hun dreds of thousands of tons of commerce between the different States, but which were comoarativelv insignificant and lo - il in their imnnrtinee until tho mtionil government begun to make appropria tion for improvement in recent years. As our country develops and traffic and the demand for transportation in creases new waterways which seem at the time insignificant and yet contain possibilities of future growth and com merce, will demand the attention or the national government. I assume that the aid which the government has for years . been extending to internal improvements oi this character will 'continue indefin itely as the policy of the government. I cannot conceive that any of these com plaints which have been made against the present bill are well founded in fact. I have been one of the persistent and importunate members who have con . tinuously waited upon the River and Harbor Committee seeking to have im provements and appropriations included I in this bill. I have not received recogni- tion to the extent f desired nor as I be lieve to the extent of the needs of my district, but I realize the fact that if the - demands of every member had been met and all the recommendations of the engineers had received appropriations, the. agregate amount contained in the bill would have staggered even the lib 'erality of this House and would have subjected the committee to merited criti cism. I think 1 appreciate some of the difficulties which confronted the com mittee. Whiie tho committee may have sought to f;ct up certain standards and tests to judge of the worthiness of im provements, yet they found if impossible to rigidly adhere to tlunr aud such has been the experience of all committees in ' the past. The one supreme test is the -amount cf tonnage to be affected bv the improvement and not tho location of - tho waterway r.or the persistence of tho interest involved. Tho distinguished gen tleman from Ohio (Mr. Barton). Avho is chairman of the committee, has had too long and honorable service in this . House to be affected by criticism in tended' for home consumption. I believe that he and the entire membership of the committee in the preparation of this bill have endeavored to discharge their duty to Ibis House and the country with fidelity and impartiality and that sec tional considerations have not entered into their deliberations. However, Mr. fhcii-man. I did not rise for the pur pose of defending the committee, but it did occur to me that some member of this body having no official connection with the committee should give expres sion to tlies sentiments of justice which everyone knows express the truth. "Mr. Chairman, my object in seeking recognition was to address the commit tee brieliy concerning a great inland waterway which is not subject to any of the objections which have been urged against other Improvements and which is national in its character. At the last session of Congress I had the honor to .-..v.v.uc a. uui lur xne survey ot an in- laud waterway sixteen feet m ibmh e southern termnius of the Dis 'pram.p cana!' at Soth M"Us. un river to a VvUilln8 nvr!l Pasquotank lico u.. S0l-'ad Croatia sound. Pacn- sound, F&tv. . "uu mm Core t. 'juud, with an out- let to the ocean with a depth of 18 feet through Ocracoke inlet and Beaufort inlet, North Carolina. This bill was in cluded within the provisions of the Emergency River - and Harbor bill of Jiine, 1I00. The survey was made dur iva the Ica'i cummer and fall arid the re port of same submitted to Congress, but it was not printed in time for the eon- sideration of the River and Harbor Committee in connection with rhc pend ing bii!. I have fortunately jusft secured an advance copy of the printed report which is of exceeding interest in con nection with this great project. "The report recommends that" Beau fort inlet be chosen as the outlet to the ocean father than Ocracoke inUt for several reasons, but cliielly because the dangerous navigation 'around Cape Lookout will thereby be avoided. It appears from the report that the dis tance from the southern terminus of the Dismal Swamp canal on Pasquotank river to Beaufort inlet is 2111 miles. It further appears that the cost of this projected interior waterway would not ! exceed $5,5o2,8D3. I may say without tear of contradiction that it is one or the most important projects connected with the coastwise navigation of the United States. It was the dream of the early founders of the republic to con nect by a capacious canal the magnifi cent waters of Chesapeake bay with those beautiful inland sounds in eastern Noitii Carolina which I have mentioned. I'.ver since Sir Walter Raleigh's He: t entered the inlet on the coast of Noith Carolina and planted the first English colony oh" our Atlantic coast the dangers ! of Cape Hatteras and of Diamond Shoal have been known to the mariners on j our coast. Thousands of ships have foundered in its treacherous waters and thousands of lives have found un un known grave in the hungry vortex of its angry waves and countless tons of produce have been scattered upon its shores. "It stands as a menace to our coastwise shipping and modern science and skill have failed materially to re duce the losses which annually occur along this perilous highway. It has been estimated that teu per cent, of our coastwise shipping was annually lost by shipwreck and the great bulk of "this is lost upon the bleak and dangerous coast of North Carolina. Now to' avoid this dangerous coast and this menace to our shipping has been an ever-,. purring problem. George Washing cnginally, it is said, formulated the scheme for the construction ot what is-now Known as the Dismal Swamp canal. This canal was constructed many years ago. but for some time was permitted to remain out of repair until several years ago a company was organized and purchased the same and thev have recently recon- structed this important highway s.- that the canal now has a depth of S fict, which it is proposed to maintain and which is about the limit of depth which can be carried at all points across the North Carolina sounds. This canal is an important factor in the development of commerce between the harbor of Balti more and all points on Chesapeake bay and the harbor of Norfolk and the vari ous ports in eastern North Carolina. '"There is, also another canal which connects Chesapeake bay and Norfolk harbor with the waters of Currituck sound and thence into Albemarle sound, which is known as the Albemarle and Chesapeake canal. This canal has also been in operation for many years and is owned by a company of enterprising' and able men and has an efficient and zealous president devoted to the devel - ! opment of the tide water section of Yir- g"ua anu .ynu aroina. J. nis canai also maintains -a "depth of S feet and enjoys a large traffic with steamers aud barges engaged in our coastwise commerce. The report of the district engineers, together with the division engineer aud the chief of engineers to which I have adverted emphasizes the importance of this improved waterway, but they re commend that other and additional sur veys be made of the route via the Al bemarie and Chesapeake canal and of all other existing routes between Nor folk baibor and Beaufort inlet in or.Ier to intelligently determine the respective availability of each. The report, further states as a conclusion that before the national government should embark in the construction of this waterway it should own one or more of the interven ing canals and make the same a pait of this gi-eat highwaj-, to be maintained by the government and kept open free to all shipping. I concur most heartily in these recommendations of the en gineers. I now ask the indulgence of the com mittee to further call attention to some of the facts which go to make up and emphasize the importance of this in land route. From a commercial stand point its magnificence caunot be magni fied. One of the modern innovations in water traffic has been the construction of freight barges, a number of wl.icS are towed by a powerful tug and which are. capable of carrying immense quan tities of produce. It is to the fuither de Aclopment of this class of shipping that this waterway would be paiticularly valuable. The estimated value of t'.o coastwise commerce to be hnmodiat.dy affeeted by this route has been conserva tively .fixed at S2uO,!jK),MX and the quantity of traffic to be affected is esti mated to le at least 30,C0J,C0(J tons. This water route wouM result in a lar"" saving "in traffic rates as compared with the present rates between the North and South by railroad the annual sav ing-to be thus affected is estimated to be between $750,000 -and $1,000,000 an nually. The annual saving of this sum to the coastwise commerce of the couu trv, would be 5 per cent, on $20,00: j;J( which is four times the estimate 1 cost of this waterway, exclusive of the cost of the purchase of one of the canals re ferred to. "Another distinct advantage resulting from this route would be the reduction in insurance rates both on cargo and shipping. This can easily be calculated by adverting to the difference between marine insurance on cargoes by sailing vessels which navigate our coast around Cape Hatteras with the rate on cargoes shipped by barges through the present insufficient waterway and canal. - "Again the construction of this water way could be utilized as an additional means of defense in time of war. Upon this point I quote from the report of the engineer: 'The inland waterway would afford an interior line of com- munication in time of war for transpor tation ot supplies and for naval opera tions by light draft vessels, such as tor pedo boats and destroyers. Its value for such purpose can hardly be estimated, being similar to that of seacoast forti fications, which are rarely actually need- cd, but when the need arises it is mo.t acute.' This waterway would afford a line of communication with our .. navy yard at Portsmouth, Va., aud with Ior tress Monroe, aud our navy at Hamp ton Roads. The importance of this pro position has been recognized by . en gineers who have. repoited upm th matter in the past and by other eminent men engaged in the service "I shall not consume the time of ths House in discussing the importance of this waterway in connection with local development of the eastern section through which it would pass, although it is by no means the least important-of the "results to flow from the beneficent enterprise. The thrifty and progressive towns in Eastern North Carolina, such as Elizabeth City, Edenton, Plymouth, Washington and New Jteru would feel the impulse of this new artery of com merce and the people of .all the tide water section of North Carolina and of oilier States thereby affected would be brought in touch with the commerce cf our country. "In conclusion, Mr. Chairman, I wish to refer to the national character of the interior waterway. Not only the section concerned which is tributary to the Chesapeake bay and the sounds of North Carolina, but every State upon our Atlantic coast, including even tho-e which border upon the Great Lake.-, must feel an interest in this great pro ject. If this waterway shall l;e estab lished, it will only be one link in a cha n which shall connect the city of 1-oston with Reaufort inlet. N. C. To make this i clear it is only ueetssary to point to the geography of our Atlantic coast noith f the Chesapeake bay. Going noith-via. Chesapeake bay we traverse an ample waterway until Ave reach a point near the city of Philadelphia aud thence via the Delaware and Chesapeake canal we reach the Delaware river. Upon this ample stream is located the city of Philadelphia. By going up tha Del . ware river to Uordentown. N. J., we can cross by- a canal to New Brunswick, N, J., on the Iiaritan river. From this point there is fine inland navigation to the harbor of New York. Front theme by Long Island sound we reach Buzzadis bay and the construction of a short canal from this point, which has already been begun, will- complete the interior waterway and thence the route is tT Cape Cod and Boston. It will only be necessary for the government to own and improve these intervening canals to open up this magnificent waterway from the New England States to the South. "But not oaly would this proposed waterway afford communication along our Atlantic coast States, but it would give them access to the Great Lakes and j to the States and cities adjacent then to. After reachinsr New Yoric harbor the magnificent Hudson river leads to the Erie canal, thus bringing the Great Lakes Avithin easy and cheap communi cation with all of our Atlantic sealnmrd. "If the members of tbis House wili study this project in the light of its im portance to the country, I believe" it will impress itself upon them as a pro ject of national and paramount import-, a nee. which is not .exceeded by any Cither that is now under the considera tion of Congress, and I ask them to join with me in pressing this improvement upon the attention of Congress an 1 of the commercial interests of the country. It is not "ideal in its character and there fore escapes the criticism which has been directed against other projects. It discriminates against no one because its 1 benefits extend to every part of the j country. It is along the line of the trend i oi. uie present inougiu or me count ty which seeks to evolve a plan for the easy and cheap transportation of our crude products on the one hand and our bulky manufactured products on the other between the different sections of our country. It would promote the trans portation of lumber and agrieu tural products from the South and would give increased facilities for the transporta tion of coal and other products of the mines and bulky manufactured pro ducts from the North and the West. I' pon many of these articles at present the tariff rates are prohibitory, but by opening up this great artery of domes tic commerce the interior of all sections "of our country will be" promoted an 1 the peoples of our common country would be bound closer together by the bonds of commerce which after all will afford the surest guarantee of concord and frater nity." ELIZABETH CITY Valuable Property Chnnsn Owners Mormon Elder, in TownDally Ii -par In tbe Near Future Elizabeth City, N. C. Jati. 14. Correspondence of Tne Morning Post. Mr. J. Q.- A. AVood has purchased the McCabe residence, Mr. Isaac M. Meek ins the Noah Beaufort residence, aud Mr. J. C. Spence the Abner Aydlett re sidence. All these houses are s'tuatd in Main street nud are considered valu able property. Mormon elders have reached our town and are industriously distributing th'ir literature. They propose to "expose mormonism" tomorrow aft rnoon at the court house and desire a large audience. Mr. Everett Thompson has accepted a position in the law office of Hoi. Geo. W. Ward. Elizabeth City expects to have a daily paper in the near future. It is some thing that it has been, in need of for quite a whiie. With a population of nearly 7,000, with live, progressive busi ness men. with a back country unsur passed for fertility and productiveness, and with small towns and villages that can be easily reached, there is no reason why it should not give a handsome sup port to a bright daily. Mars H1U Collr-o liars Hill. N. C, Jan. 14. Correspoudenco of The Mornins Post. Mars Hill Co'.lcfre has entered the new century with the best attendance in its history. Over '2ZO students answered to roll call: today. and others arc yit to come. The enrollment, for the rear wi I exceed considerably 1T0. It is a fioe stu-oc-nt body; many of them making thir way over difficulties', discnnragemoLts, :;nd financial embarrnssnients. Nearly :i third of the counties in the State 'suv reprosontod in onr patronape. Nearly a hundred of our students have express! , a determination to attend higher collo'.s and universities. 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